Database Administrator (MS SQL/Azure)

Start/End Dates: 2026-04-27 – 2026-10-26

Rate: $70.00 – $78.00 /hr Inc.

The Candidate will Be Working with: Solution Design, DB Engineering, Information Security teams and external vendors.

Daily Job Duties/Activities

• Taking ownership of and leading technical resolutions for production incidents
• Communicating clearly complex technical issues to stakeholders and Lines of Business partners
• Complying with CIBC standards for change control and overall database security policies
• Analysing recurring incidents and identifying service improvements where possible
• Providing on-call rotational/pager support where required
• Participating in Incidents and Changes as part of BAU Operational activities
• Participating in Scheduled Disaster Recovery or SCM activities
• Participating in post-mortems and RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) of critical incidents

Install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server databases.

Optimize database performance, including indexing, query tuning, and resource management.

Ensure database security by implementing best practices for user access control, encryption, and auditing.

Implement native security features in Oracle (TDE, Data Redaction, Database Vault) and SQL Server (TDE, Always Encrypted).

RAC, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.

Automate database monitoring and maintenance tasks.

Must Haves

• 5-7 years of experience in Azure Cloud database (Focus on MSSQL)
• Experience with PostgreSQL – 2+ years
• Setup/Installation and configuration of DB products
• Experience in Tuning, Query Optimization, Monitoring and Troubleshooting database issues
• Cloud migration experience
• Exhibit knowledge of DB backup restore and recovery

Nice To Have

• ServiceNow Ticketing System
• SolarWind Performance Tool
• Azure Certification
• FI experience

Soft Skills

Strong critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team Demonstrated ability to deliver results and provide good customer experience Thrive in fast paced environment Good integrity